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Johnnytuba 
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A Farewell to Kings, my second favorite Rush album....
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"The things that we're concealing, will never let us grow.
Time will do its healing, you've got to let it go.
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Zargus
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Posted: May 01 2011 at 14:01 |
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Logan
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Posted: May 01 2011 at 13:51 |
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Brian: Have you listened to UZ's Uzed? I think that people at PA generally would find that more accessible than the debut. I happen to love the self-titled's form of chamber music -- been into such music longer than I've really been into Prog. Art Zoyd, and I expect that some people may be sick of me dropping that name most every chance I get, is my favorite of the groups in PA of the so-called RIO chamber rock ilk (it was also the first RIO band I remember getting into - though recently I've been getting back into Henry Cow's Western Culture in a very big way).
I'm really impressed with Gismonti and definitely will look for the album you mentioned. I must have heard that Vangelis album as Vangelis was a favourite of mine for years. I love Bowie's Berlin trilogy - Heroes is a favorite.
With a great many artists I enjoy the early works the most, including what I know of Rypdal. Weather Report's is one where I love the first two albums - particularly the second - but subsequent ones never really clicked.
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jean-marie
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Posted: May 01 2011 at 13:11 |
 Slartibartfast wrote:
I'm still having a hard time with the Univers. The Bowie was my first and it still took a while to to really get into him. Rypdal is wonderful. Kind of ventured out into a little different direction on that one. The Shakti is probably their most accessible. I'd recommend that as a starting point for the Indo Prog curious. I haven't delved too far into that but this was my starting point. North Star isn't a bad entry point into his music although I'd steer the curious to Songs From Liquid days. The Gurntz is the only one I have and I can't understand why ECM hasn't released it on CD. Must be patient. Gismonti is an awesome musician. Another one of those artists that I like the earlier stuff more than the later. |
think the same as you about Rypdal and Gismonti
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: May 01 2011 at 12:49 |
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I'm still having a hard time with the Univers. The Bowie was my first and it still took a while to to really get into him. Rypdal is wonderful. Kind of ventured out into a little different direction on that one. The Shakti is probably their most accessible. I'd recommend that as a starting point for the Indo Prog curious. I haven't delved too far into that but this was my starting point. North Star isn't a bad entry point into his music although I'd steer the curious to Songs From Liquid days. The Gurntz is the only one I have and I can't understand why ECM hasn't released it on CD. Must be patient. Gismonti is an awesome musician. Another one of those artists that I like the earlier stuff more than the later.
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Logan
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Posted: May 01 2011 at 12:23 |
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Very good, eclectic list. I love Univers Zero's debut; my fave album of the group, and one of my faves in PA. I also really like the Bowie, the APP and enjoy Rypdal's, and I think that Shakti is superb. I won't vote at this time because I have yet to familiarize myself sufficiently with music from all of the albums on the list. I really like Philip Glass, but don't remember if I know that one. When I was quite a lot younger he was one of my most listened to artists, but for some reason I have listened to much of his music in many years. I'm interested in the Gruntz, and have been listening to Gismonti on YouTube, which is seriously excellent.
I love polls like these, they get me discovering and re-discovering a lot of, I think, superb music.
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Alitare
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Posted: May 01 2011 at 11:20 |
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Animals, but only because there's no I Robot (and no Death of a Ladies Man from Cohen, but I understand that one)
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crimhead
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Posted: May 01 2011 at 02:11 |
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Animals.
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Triceratopsoil
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Posted: April 30 2011 at 19:57 |
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Hard to compete with Songs from the Wood. Unless you are Univers Zero.
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colorofmoney91
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Posted: April 30 2011 at 19:55 |
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Man, I Robot was so awesome. I used to drive to work while listening to that and shoving bagels down my throat. Great mood enhancer.
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jean-marie
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Posted: April 30 2011 at 19:30 |
too many fantastic albums in this list  i'll vote later
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Posted: April 30 2011 at 18:46 |
akaBona wrote:
Eno - Before And After Science. It's a masterpipece.
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Unless you're one of those people hung up on "coherence". I love the fact that the songs are all over the place stylistically.
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akaBona
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Posted: April 30 2011 at 17:51 |
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Eno - Before And After Science. It's a masterpipece.
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Lark the Starless
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Posted: April 30 2011 at 17:43 |
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A Farewell to Kings
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The Dark Elf
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Posted: April 30 2011 at 17:40 |
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Songs from the Wood, then Animals and Peter Gabriel's Car (debut album). Each an essential 5 star album in my book.
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...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined
to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology...
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presdoug
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Posted: April 30 2011 at 16:36 |
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My fave from 1977 has not been mentioned by anybody, not surprising, since it is incredibly obscure-
Helmut Koellen-You Won't See Me
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Posted: April 30 2011 at 14:03 |
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Lots of great albums there but Rush get my vote.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: April 30 2011 at 13:34 |
juandhaltrich wrote:
OMG, i cant believe this poll. some people are jst incredible. how didnt you put Going for The One there? are you blind? maybe the best record there could be there in that poll. The Quiet Zone is not there either? and you put a talking heads record?? my god, i thought this was a prog rock website. brian eno's, vangelis' and even gabriel's first album are there, but Yes' masterwork in GFTO is not.keep up the greeeeaaat work dude |
Hey look, I told you I ran out of slots. Hmm, I've Going in my collection. Other ones I couldn't fit in: Emerson, Lake, and Palmer King Biscuit Hammer Group, Jan Melodies Brand X Morroccan Roll Manzanera, Phil/801 Live At Manchester University Camel A Live Record Triumvirat Pompeii Beck, Jeff with the Jan Hammer Group Live Bowie, David "Heroes" Bruford Feels Good To Me Focus Focus Con Proby Genesis Second's Out Genesis Spot the Pigeon Gentle Giant Missing Piece, The Manzanara, Phil / 801 Listen Now Metheny, Pat Watercolors Phillips, Anthony Geese & the Ghost, The Rungren's, Tod Utopia Ra Tangerine Dream Encore Yes Going For the One Alright dammit, another poll.
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Ozexpat
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Posted: April 30 2011 at 13:07 |
I changed my mind soooo many times. I finally voted for Songs From The Wood.
Not because of my taste nowadays, that would go to Weather Report. But at the time it was the one that made the biggest impact. I was a massive JT fan. Pre-ordered all their albums from an importer in Adelaide, so I would get them early. I had just seen JT live at the Apollo Stadium, met Ian Anderson and John Evan.
I went nuts for the album.
Edited by Ozexpat - April 30 2011 at 13:08
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And for a moment when our world had filled the skies, Magic turned our eyes,
To feast on the treasure set for our strange device
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Hoipolloi
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Posted: April 30 2011 at 12:51 |
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Animals is a great record, thus my vote
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